Welcome to Summer School 2011

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Creative Writing Prompts

• Write a poem or short story from a sculpture(s)'s point of view. (in other words- you ARE the sculpture)
• Poem or short story must be complete.

• Create a short story that is 26 sentences long, each sentence beginning with the next letter of the alphabet.

• Describe a “first” (first apartment, first day of school, first time driving a car, first lie, first big success, first roller coaster ride, first time in this setting). Include as many details as possible, being sure to include an aspect relating to each of the five senses.

• Create a story using at least 20 lines of dialogue (punctuate correctly). have 1 character tell another character bad news (his or her pet died, he or she failed the driver's test, he or she is moving away), have 1 character tell another character good news that the other person doesn't want to hear (ie telling your ex that you're getting married, telling your parents your having a baby). The scene should have some element of conflict and should have some resolution.

• Write a story, poem, or reaction using at least 3 of the following phrases:
• I remember.....I don't remember......I have always.....I see.....I don’t see.....I want to....I have never.....I wonder.....I love.....I don’t know.....I try to.....I don’t want to.....I try not to

• Tell a story with the title "The Scream" or "Behind the Movie Screen"

• Think of an episode from your own past and then rewrite it from a perspective other than your own

• Begin a story/poem with "I thought I knew" or "I thought I saw"

• Write a story of incorporating the image of "the wedding cake in the middle of the road."
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• If you could have one super power, what would it be and why? Write a story where your super power is used.

Discussion Board:

• Post title, author, and page number of book you're reading
• Write brief summary of characters and plot
• React to the book. Predict what might happen next. Connect to something in your own life

• There will be no racial, ethnic, gender based insults or any other personal discriminations. This will not be tolerated,
• When posting, please use proper grammar. Refrain from 'text-message' style substitutions of words like 'u' for 'you', and 'ur' for 'your'. This is a multi-national forum, and some of our non-english speaking members must use translation software which is confused by abbreviations. Most of our volunteer members are very busy helping as many people as they can, and a post that is hard to read will often be overlooked.
• There will be no posts meant to offend or hurt any other member, in a manner which is offensive or inflammatory. This includes flaming or instigating arguments.
• Posts should be relevant, lead to further discussion, and longer than one or two words.
• Posts may be deleted for any reasons the forum administrators deem reasonable